Cardell Hayes received a 25 year prison sentence today for the shooting death of former Saints star Will Smith. Hayes was facing up to 60 years. Here’s the reaction from Chris Bowman, who is a prosecutor in the Orleans District Attorney’s office…
cut 30 (05) “…very disappointed”
Hayes spoke in court today and apologized to the Smith family for their loss and once again claimed he acted in self-defense in the shooting following a car accident in New Orleans. Hayes’ attorney, John Fuller, told New Orleans TV stations that the Hayes family is hurt, but not broken by the sentence.

The 2017 Saints schedule will be released tonight at 7:00. There have been some schedule leaks and the Saints will reportedly kick-off the season on Monday night at Minnesota. New Orleans home opener is the next week against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. And the Black and Gold will host the Atlanta Falcons on Christmas Eve.
Because of the likelihood of rain in Lexington on Saturday, the schedule for the LSU baseball team’s series against Kentucky has been adjusted. The two teams have decided to play a doubleheader on Friday starting at one o’ clock. Both games will be nine-innings. There will be no game on Saturday and then the series will conclude with a contest at noon on Sunday.